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A new investment from the Harper Government will support research into an innovative substitute for antibiotics in livestock feed.

The entire territory of the State of Coahuila, except the municipalities of La Laguna, is declared free of Aujeszky's disease.

The outbreak, with 10 pigs susceptible and 3 cases, occurred on a farm in the Village of Sajcavilla.

Around 5,000 pigs are infected with the disease in the province.

The Collab4Safety consortium will establish a global network on food safety.

‘DNA certified’ Programme for pigmeat has begun, which will expose misleading labelling and provide an assurance for producers and consumers on the origin of pigmeat.

In just one year, about 1,600 swine producers (about 5%) have ceased production.

The Czech veterinary services are required to fulfill health and welfare guarantees according to the current veterinary certificate when laboratory tests of animals for brucellosis are negative.

Both sides pledged to further cooperation in livestock production with focus on pig-farming cooperation between enterprises and researchers from both sides to speed up the improvement of pig breeding system and uplift the pig-farming level in China.

There were 182 incidents of Salmonella in 2011, which is comparable to recent years.

The Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Trans-boundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) presented its 2012-2016 action plan for America to the FAO Regional Office.

Research is also being undertaken to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from animal waste.

Scientific Commission concluded that Bulgaria fulfils the requirements of the OIE Terrestrial Code to regain its status as a Member Country free from FMD where vaccination is not practised.

The total number of animals susceptible to ASF amounted to 147,850 animals, resulting in a total of 3,350 cases. .

Current forecasts for agricultural products are at 279 million tonnes of cereals. This is 2% lower than the average over the past five years.

U.S. pork and beef exports concluded the first half of 2012 in solid fashion, with June pork exports 4 percent higher in value than last year on steady volume.